Students with ADHD Challenges - Reading Software

Students with ADHD sometimes struggle with reading. I have found some tools that improve their reading comprehension and fluency. Audio books and reading software - Recorded books allow students to listen to text, and they are available in a variety of formats. Special playbook units allow users to search and  bookmark pages and chapters. 

Natural Reader

Optical character recognition (OCR) allows a student to scan printed material into a computer or handheld unit. Then the scanned text  is read aloud by a speech synthesis/screen reading system. OCR units are available in stand-alone units, as software, and as portable, pocket-sized devices that display words on an easy-to-read screen. Scanning pens are a big help and are perfect for library research and other reading that doesn't involve a computer.    

                                                                 

Natural Reader Ultimate

Free downloads:  http://www.naturalreaders.com/download.php

Students with ADHD Challenges

Math Software
                                                          

ADHD challenged students are assisted by electronic worksheet software that enables them to recoganize and work through problems on a computer screen. Numbers that appear onscreen can be read aloud by a speech synthesizer. Some excellent AssistiveTechnology Tools to consider are MathTalk. (math level - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) For students computing decimals and fractions, MathPad Plus is a wonderful tool to assist students with this level of math.